The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 29, 1911, Image 1

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911.
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CZECH STUDENTS CELE
BRATE BOHEMIAN DAY
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RED. CARNATION IN PROMINENCE
' YE8TERDAY.-
HONOR MEMORY OF KOMENSKY
Three Hundred and Nineteenth Annl-
-i versary of WorltTs FamousEdu-
cator and Humanitarian.
larch 28 was "Bohemian Day" on
the campus, and every Czech Btudent
of the university blossomed out with
n red carnation the national Bohe
mian flower. It was the occasion of
the 319th anniversary .of, the birthday
of John Amos Komensky (Comenius),
i.ho 'famous educator and reformer of
school methods.
All over . the United States .Bohe
mians honor the memory of their re
nowned countryman on this day, dls
playing the same love 'and patriotism
lluftIslfmen feel oh BW Patrick's
day or that -Scotchmen, evince on the
birthday of -.their beloved Bobbie
Burns.
ij Komensky was indeed a pioneor in
the field of learning. He lived and
labored over three hundred years .ago,
but oven then .he evolved and put into
effect a. system of education which is
In .Use today In countries where cul-
"tuTe' obtains; .
isJ. Educational Writings.
In all. hts educational writings ho
demands as" tf first requirement that
appeals to -the senses be made, that
the natural method be followed. He
first laid down the principle that the
knowledge of objects should be com
municated 'simultaneously with1 tho
knowledge of w.ords. His principled
paused al former methods to be dis
continued and, It is 'to, hlnr that' the
yreEent generation ' oweB ,Uq modern,
.system of Illustrated" text-books. II
Remained for this Bohemian to ovolvo
the very first illustrated school book,
and In thb" "Orbls Sehsunllum Plctus,"
or "TheWorld in Pictures," he carried
Out his principle of appealing to tho
senses, the 0 book proving a favorite
for over two centurieB. It waBf trans
lated Into every European and' many
Oriental languages. In this book each
Subject was Illustrated by a small en
graving, and as n-nlehirn nf-Jlfo ad,
customs in the seventeenth century
the work has great historical interest',
and has many times been reprinted
and Imitated in America.
Champion of Humanity.
Komensky' was the t first man, to
champion the cause of humanity and
In this he was far ahead of his time,
for ho demanded that education
nhnuld ho extended to all recnrdless
of social or financial condition. He
" was the first man of influence to
champion the cause' of the female sex,
' and he demanded for them the same
educational privileges that were ex
tended to men. It required centuries
pf "time before hlBprIncipieswero car
- rled out, and even In his own country
of Bohemia," which ho love'd and- from
which he was exiled- on account of re
ligious dlffe'rences, seyerjLl hundred
yoars passed, before education was ex
tended to all and notto a chosen few.
His principle of education nlans'-jon
gymnastics, physical culture? asft necj
essary part of corqmon school, educa
tion; i)U,1ims,pnncipm,iB hjuuwui u
freUonly, on themost- cl.vl!!?ed,.and gltty-tyo thquBanor; fqur -minareui
kdvahcbd-t'countTies, -YeT-thelB J WtudehnreenrlUsd-hi
to retreat before this very common but
necessary and true principle.
In ono of hlB books Komensky
wroto, "We Bhould learn as. much as
possible, not alone from bookB, but
from the great books of nature, from
heaven and earth, from oaks and
beeches." And in Mb famous "Magna
Didactica, "Education 1b the develop
ment of the-whole man."
8PEAKS TO MEDICAL WOMEN.
Rrof8arkaHthkoa.. Tells of the
Slavic Immigrant.
At a meeting of tho Women's Med
ical Union of Lincoln held at the Lin
doll hotel after a banquet, Prof. Sarka
Hrbkova of the Bohemian department
of the state 'university read a paper on
"The Slavic Immigrant."
MEDICAL BILL OPPONENTS FOILED
ATTEMPT TO RECALL AND OB
TAIN A RECONSIDERATION.
IS FUTILE. '
Considerable excitemont was caused
In- the house of representatives Tues
day morning, when the opponents of
tho bill appropriating ?100,00O for a
laboratory In connection with the Om
aha medical college, tried to obtain a
reconsideration. A motion whb first
made by Hatfield of Lancaster and
ruled out of order by Speaker pro torn
Quackenbush.
-T-heiupjUoiL.wiia-ihenuutlnlJiniilliex
form sp as to correct the Yecord by
inserting a motion to reconsider be
fore tho time had expired. This was
finally voted down 53 to 41. Anbther
wranglo resulted over tho question as
to whether a motion to reconsider was
shut off by a motion to adjourn, and
whether a legislative rule did not bar
Us consideration after Monday. The
record was finally allowed to stand.
The medical appropriation bill Ib
now In the hands of tho senate. Tho
house has refused to recall It and un
Ies'sthe senate or Governor Aldrlch
disapprove, will become a law.
Y. M. C. A. INSTALLS FRIDAY
FORMAL INAUGURATION TO TAKE
PLACE AT NEBRASKA FOR
FIRST TIME.
......Fnrniiil Infttnllntlnn of the new Of
ficers of the Y. M. C. A. will take
place next Friday evening at 7 c 30
o'clock 'in tho rooms at tho Temple.
ThlB Is tho first time the event has
taken place at Nebraska and will be
copied after the Installation service
of the Y. W. C. A. Many prepara
tions have been made and It is the
aim of those In charge to make It In
teresting and Instructive for all who
. attend.
R. E. Rice, tho .retiring president,
will give a resume of the work of' thp
past year In his farewell address; and
Guy C. Klddoo, his succcbeoj, will toll
of the prospects for the future. Re
ports will be heard from all the com
mltteesnnd music will be furnished
between speeches. Professor Barker
will preside. The ner .dffloers'aro:
Guy , C. Klddoo, president; Owen
Frank, vice-president; and , V. P.
Forbes, secretary r
Spcoial Invitations have been .sent
to the members ofthe faculty and all
men are requested "io Jbe" present., '.
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MICHIGAN ALUMNI CLUB.
Wolverine Graduates Plan Organiza
tion at Nebraska,
The University of Michigan nlUmni
at Nebraska arc planning on tho or
ganization of a Michigan club. A few
of tho old. Michigan men have Infor
mally started tho club, and It 1b said
that there are a number of alumni
here. It is desired. that every Michi
gan graduate Ieavo his name and ad
dress at tho registrar's office In the
near future flri all may be notified of
future meetings.
COFFEE FOR 8URE.
Makes Definite Announcement that He
Will Oppose Fitzgerald.
Harry B. Coffee yesterday made pub
lic tho definite announcement that he
would he a candidate for the position
of business manager of tho Corn
hUBker. His friends have been put
ting him forward for some time and
thero wore rumors that ho would seek
tho place, but nothing official has
been given out by Mr, Coffeo hlniBolf
until TueBday. He will oppose J. M.
Fitzgerald, who announced himself
Monday.
BUSINESS MEN SUCCEED
ARMSTRONG POLLS MAJORITY IN
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
FOR MAYOR.
One of the heaviest votos ever cast
at a primary, in. Lincoln was polled
yesterday. Interest centered on tho
outcome of the mayoralty contest on
the republican ticket. A. II. Arm
strong, backed by tho Business Men's'
association was apposed to Mayor
Don L. Love, who was supported by
tho committee of fifty,.
Both sldea worked nurd ( through the,
day, ,but It becamo evident toward,
evonlng that tho Lovo ; forces wore
woakenlng. Armstrong received a
safe majority. Several precincts had
not been hoard from up to a lato hour
last night.. They will undoubtedly
show an Incroaso foi'iLove, but not
sufficient to overcome his opponent's
majority. .The following results were
received boforo the Nebraskan went
to press:
Armstrong Love
First Ward
Precinct A ..135 50
Precinct B :..131 13
Precinct C Not In
Second Ward ',. .. ', &
Precinct A' ....139
155
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Precinct .B 141
Precinct C .........179,
Third Ward-4 L jLJ& -OX
Precinct A.' . r, . . v . .163
Precinct B . .'.' 7. ".'.'. . . .ICO
Precinct C .).',.'.',.., 1.121
Fourth .Ward ".V'j S . '-"
106
185
CI
134
124
74
47
Precinct A ......... . v.. 181
Precinct B ..,....., .... .143
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rrecinct u ,...'....-..,,. xo
Fifth Ward-- : ; ' ' "' ,;'
Precinct A '. .; Ti ."t .'.;171
Precinct B . . . . .v.1 .-.'sVNot In
Precinct C. .. .....;.., ',. JNot in
Sixth Ward ,
Precinct A . j .,. .;. ... . . .iNot In
PrecTnct B ...'. ...... f 144
Precinct: C .?. fah.r, .7. .112
,8eventh Wardc-,.(.;'. I . . ,?
Precinct A .... .f. ,.' . .106;
Precfnct' B . ;..' .'...'I .'.. .13C( V .
Prcclnal C, .:.'. ,',, ;, .Not In
146
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THREE IMPORTANT THOUGHTS
OCCUPY THE MIND AND HEART
MR, BRYAN DECLARES THE BEST
THINKING. FROM HEART.
GREAT (RIME OF NOT GIVING
One's Responsibility to God, His Rela-
tlon to Society and Part in
- Governmentr- J --"-
Momorlal hall was packed to Its
capacity yostorday morning by stu
dents eager to listen to William Jen
nings Bryan. Mr. Bryan said he be
lieved he was happier to have the op
portunity to address the students than
they were to hear him. During -Ills
life ho had been fortunate in coming
in contact with many who had been of
great help to him and now that ho was
growing old ho felt It IiIb duty to ro
paythls, and bo ho never refused an In
vitation to address college audiences.
Mr. Bryan took for his BUbject what
ho called the three greatest thoughts
of tho htuuun mind and heart, for. all
Important thinking nrleeB from tho
heart. These were tho three
thoughts'. One'B responsibility to God,
hia relation to society and his part
In government.
All Begins With God.
Everything, begins with God, Mr,
Brj'an-8nId-tlmt-no-mntter-ho.wr-uanx
theories were presented, they nil be
gan with a supposition and, put tho
Creator a littlo farther baqk. Ivcss iu
understood outside of the Bible than
what is In it. Ho gave as instances
lovo and patriotism. Hyery student
B.hould remember that everything
starts with God and ho can do nothing
of importance until his relations with
Goil are defined. - ' "f
' Tho Debt to Society i 'U
The' young people of this country
nro indebted to society for "nearly ev'
ery thing they havo. Govornnientfreo
dom of speech and tho press, and like
institutions all coiho becauso millions
have died to glvo It to ub. These are
our Inheritances and we should provo
worthy of them. Mr. Bryan Bald
there Bhould be a standard of rewards
which should bo lived up to; these
should establish justice on earth by al
lowing one tp draw fropi society only
In proportion to what he gives it. Tho
men of value to society are those who
give more to society than they take
from It. No one has a-moral right to
collect money beyond what ho doos
for the world. It Is what wo do anil
hot what he get that counts,
Government.
Mr. Bryan's thought about govern
ment was that wo must act together
in order to accomplish the good wo
should. Underneath all government
thero are two Ideas and only two-ono
of force, and. tho other consent of the
governed, Ho plead for a greater
democracy and tho young men of tho
country are the ones to accomplish
great good If they will.
Mr.' Bryan received a rousing rocoiK
tlon when he came to -the platform,
'and again when he was presented by
Professor Grummannv Many came
forward to shako his hand after the
address'. - ' - - .
The following men werel nitlated
into Delta 3hi Monday evening:" John t
B.' Curtis, '13, of Geneva; rHarry. O,
Warton, '13, of Superior, and' Charles
'Ht ' ltlfctoh, t!3, of Qreeteyyigdlo.yi John.
Bertran'd -efrriaha has vWenr'.pledged.
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